campbell's soups give you nutrition, energy, and can help you keep a healthy weight. campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. >>trace: some republican lawmakers are going after the white house over handling of potential job cuts in the defense industry. less than three months from now we are set to go over the "fiscal cliff." that is when the bush era tax cuts expire and spending cuts take effect. unless, of course, the president and congress come to the rescue. among the cuts are half a trillion for the pentagon. the white house has a new message for defense contractors ahead of those possible layoffs. now to mike emanuel in washington, dc. what is the obama administration saying about this? >> the obama administration has told the contractors it is not necessary to send outlay off notices 60 days ahead of the defense cuts as the law requires. the argument is because there is uncertainty about if the spending cuts will happen and the effect they would have. a top legal expert says that is not following the spirit of the law. >> the administration did not give the specifics req